Combination shade and curtain rod holder



Jun 1, 1949. F; LY'QN 2,472,220

COMBINATION SHADE AND CURTAIN ROD HOLDER Filed April 4, 1947 INVENTOR.FE r6127 Z74 a/y Patented June 7, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICECOMBINATION SHADE AND CURTAIN BOD HOLDER Ernest F. Lyon, Hinton, Okla.Application April 4, 1947, Serial No. 739,285 4 Claims. (01. 248-252) Myinvention relates to roller shades and our Referring now in detail tothe drawing the tain rods and more particularly to brackets for rollershade bracket and the curtain rod bracket roller shades and curtainrods, forming the subject matter can be made from The object of myinvention is to provide brackany suitable material, such as a strongplastic ets for roller shades and brackets for curtain but arepreferably made from metal adapted to rods, which are adapted to be usedin combinabe punched and bent into the desired shape tion with eachother or individually. without requiring any heating.

Another object of my invention is to provide The roller shade bracketconsists of a base l0 brackets for roller shades and brackets for curandan angular bracket member II or Ila retain rods of the characterindicated above adapt- 1o spectively; The base H) has an elongated recedto be secured to the edge of the window casing. tangular portion [2, thetop and bottom edge A further object of my invention is to provideportions are bent over to form guide ways [3 and brackets for rollershades and brackets for curi l respectively and impart a substantiallyC- tain rods of the character indicated above, which shaped crosssection to said rectangular base can be secured to the window casingsimultaneportion I0. Centrally of said rectangular base ously by thesame crews or the like. portion a longitudinal slot 1-5 is provided insaid A still further object of my invention is to prorectangularportion, and adjacent to each corner vide roller shade brackets adaptedto be adjusted of this portion l2 a rectangular tongue l6, H, to supportroller shades which are wider or narl3 and I9 respectively is formed sothat each rower than the window opening, tongue remains attached at its1111161 end 130 the Another object of my invention is to provide a baseportion, and can be bent rearwardly thereroller shade bracket of thecharacter indicated from for a purpose to be described later. abovewhich is adapted to be adjusted, so that A neck 20 is formed on one endof the recthe two bracket arms supporting the shade extangular baseportion I2. This neck 20 is as Wide tend parallel to each other incases, where the as the flat portion o the rectangular base P t onwindow casing slopes toward its edge or where l2 and is bent at a rightangle thereto extendin the molding is thicker than the casing proper. inthe opposite direction to the bent over ed Other objects of my inventionmay appear in portions of the rectangul r se portion l2. the followingspecification describing my inven- On the rear edge of the neck 20 afoot 2| is tion with reference to the accompanying drawformed integrallytherewit The central portion ing illustrating a preferred embodiment fmy 22 of this foot 2| is practically an extension of i ti the neck 20but extends upwardly and down- It is however to be understood that myinvenwardly om w beyond said neck. The p rtion is not to be limited orrestricted to the exact i n 23 an 24 of the foot 2| located adjacentconstruction and combination of parts described the central foot portion22 extend slantingly upin the specification and shown in the drawing,wardly and inwardly, and downwardly'and inbut that such changes andmodifications can be wardly respectively from said central foot pormade,which fall within the scope of the claims tion. An upwardly extendingend portion 25 is appended hereto. formed on the upper end of theslanting foot por- In th drawings tion 23 and a downwardly extending endportion Figure l is a perspective view of a roller shade 26 is formed onthe lower end of the slanting bracket and a curtain rod bracket shown inposifoot portion 24. Each of the two end portions tion to be secured toa window casing. 25 and 2B is provided with a centrally located holeFigure 2 is a perspective view of a base vfor a 21 and 28 respectively.roller shade bracket. The angular bracket member I I has two legs 29Figure 3 is a perspective view of a curtain rod of equal length andwidth. These two legs 29 are bracketaccording to my invention. connectedwith each other by a curved narrow Figure 4 is a perspective view of abracket middle portion 30 so that an upper slot 3| and a adapted to beconnected with the base shown in lower slot32 is formed between the twoangle legs Figure 2 and to support the ratchet wheel end of '50 29. Thewidth of the legs is such that the any a roller shade, and gularbracketmember can be slidably placed in Figure 5 is a perspective viewof a bracket the guide ways 13 and 14 of the base 10. adapted to besupported by thebase.sh0Wni;nFig Eitherone of the legs 29 fits in thismanner ure 2 and to support the free rolling end of a onto the base I0,and the curved upper end lower r ller had edge portions of therectangular base portion l2 fit slidably into the upper and lower slot3| and 32 respectively in the angular bracket member II.

On the longitudinal center line of each leg 29 of the bracket member IIa hole 33 is provided adjacent the inside ends of the legs 29.

A slot 34 located adjacent the outer end of each angle leg 29 extendsfrom the upper edge of the corresponding leg downwardly in said leg.

A base is fastened to the edge of a window casing 35 by means of twoscrews 36 extending through the two holes 21 and 28 in the foot 2| ofthe base [0, so that the rectangular base portion 12 extends over theinner surface of the window casing 35. The angular bracket member II isinserted into the guide ways I 3 and I4 and placed into a predeterminedposition. A screw 37 is inserted through the hole 33 in the bracketmember H and the slot I'5 in the base I 0 and is screwed into the windowframe 35 securing the bracket member H in the selected position.

A second base It] formed exactly like the first base I 0 is secured inthe manner described above to the opposite edge of the window frame 35and an angular bracket member Ha is secured in the manner describedabove relative to the bracket portion II to the rectangular base portionl2 of the second base ID. The bracket member H0, is formed andconstructed in the same way as the bracket member I I, with the onlyexception, that the vertically extending slots 34 are omitted andreplaced by holes 38 located on the longitudinal center line of each legof the bracket member I la and adjacent the inner end thereof.

When the two roller shade brackets are secured in place as describedabove, a roller shade (not shown) can be supported by said brackets byinserting to free rolling axis end of the shade into hole 38 and placingthe flat ratchet axis end into the slot 34.

To permit the roller shade to work freely the inwardly extending legs ofthe two bracket members H and Ha must be arranged parallel to eachother. When the Window frame surface should slope toward its inner edgesthe tongues I1 and [8 of the bases ID are bent outwardly to rest againstthe lower window frame portions to arrange the free bracket member legsto extend parallel to each other.

In case the window casing 35 should have on its inner edges a heavymoulding, the tongues l6 and I9 are bent outwardly to overcome andequalize this difference.

When it is desired to combine the above described roller shade bracketwith a curtain rod bracket, a bracket 39 is provided having a foot 40consisting of a central fiat portion 4|, an upper upwardly and inwardlyslanting portion 42, lower downwardly and inwardly extending portion 43,an upper flat portion 44 and a lower flat portion 45. In each of the twoflat portions 44 and 45 a hole 46 and 47 respectively is arranged.

A neck 48 is integrally formed with the foot 40 and extends at rightangles to and outwardly from the central fiat portion 4| of the foot 40.

An arm 49 having a substantially C shaped cross section is formed on theouter edge of the neck 48 and extends at a right angle therefrom,parallel to and in the same direction as the fiat central portion 4| ofthe foot 49.

The foot 40 is shaped so and the dimensions thereof are such that thecurtain rod bracket 39 can be secured to the window frame 35 by placingthe foot 40 over the foot 2| of the roller shade bracket base In andfasten both members l0 and 39 by means of the two screws 36 to the edgeof the window frame 35.

On the longitudinal center line of the C-shaped arm 49 a hole 50 isprovided adjacent the free end of said arm.

The above description shows clearly that the roller shade bracket andthe curtain rod bracket according to my invention can be used incombination with each other as well as individually and that the rollershade curtain can be adjusted to support roller shades of greatlydifferent sizes.

Havin described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1. A roller shade bracket and a curtain rod bracket adapted to be usedin combination with each other and to be secured in working position onthe edge of a window frame by means of common fastening means, theroller shade bracket and the curtain rod bracket having each a footconsisting of a fiat central portion, an upper upwardly and inwardlyslanting portion, a lower downwardly and inwardly slanting portion andan upper and a lower fiat portion, the three flat portions of eachbracket extending parallel to the window frame edge, when the bracketsare secured on said window frame edge.

2. A roller shade bracket and a curtain rod bracket adapted to be usedin combination with each other and to be secured in working position onthe edge of a window frame by means of common fastening means, theroller shade bracket and the curtain rod bracket having each a footconsisting of a fiat central portion, an upper upwardly and inwardlyslanting portion, a lower downwardly and inwardly slanting portion andan upper and a lower fiat portion, the three fiat portions of eachbracket extending parallel to the window frame edge, when the bracketsare secured on said window frame edge, the foot of the curtain rodbracket being adapted to fit over the foot of the roller shade bracket,and the upper and the lower fiat foot portions of both brackets beingprovided with a hole permitting a wood screw or the like to extendtherethrough.

3. A roller shade bracket and a curtain rod bracket adapted to be usedin combination with each other and to be secured in working position onthe edge of a window frame by means of common fastening means, theroller shade bracket and the curtain rod bracket having each a footconsisting of a flat central portion, an upper upwardly and inwardlyslanting portion, a lower downwardly and inwardly slanting portion andan upper and a lower flat portion, the three flat portions of eachbracket extending parallel to the window frame edge, when the bracketsare secured on said window frame edge, the foot of the curtain rodbracket being adapted to fit over the foot of the roller shade bracket,and the upper and the lower fiat foot portions of both brackets beingprovided with a hole permitting a wood screw or the like to extendtherethrough, the foot of the curtain rod bracket having a neck formedthereon extending outwardly at a right angle to the central flatportion, and a substantially C-shaped arm extending at right angles tothe neck and in the same direction therefrom as the central fiat footportion.

4. A combined shade and curtain rod holder, comprising an L-shaped basebracket for arrangement near the upper corner of a window frame, thebase bracket including a foot secured to the outer vertical edge of thewindow frame and a generally flat horizontal portion arranged adjacentto the forward face of the window frame and extending inwardly of thefoot, a generally U-shaped curtain rod bracket including a foot engagingupon the first named foot in superposed relation and secured to thevertical edge of the Window frame, a neck secured to the foot of thecurtain rod bracket and extending laterally outwardly of the verticaledge of the Window frame and substantially parallel to the fiathorizontal portion, and a substantially horizontal arm carried by theouter end of the neck and arranged substantially at right angles to thefiat horizontal portion and extending forwardly thereof and constructedand arranged to support the end of a curtain rod, and an L-shaped shadebracket including a leg slidably mounted upon the flat horizontalportion and shiftable longitudinally thereof, and a forwardly projectingleg carried by the first named leg and arranged substantially parallelto the arm and constructed and arranged to support an end of a rollershade.

ERNEST F. LYON.

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